The cracks are starting to show in the WGA's dispute - NBC has just confirmed that "Last Call with Carson Daly" will break the Writers lines and go back into production as early as this week.
Carson - who is not a member of the WGA - will start taping shows on Wednesday, to be aired next week. No guest list is available - and I'd hate to be the Agent for anyone self-absorbed enough to volunteer for it. The Writer's Guild has made no comment about this Network-wrangled treachery so far -- but you can all imagine what their reaction might be.
And Carson's not in good company - Ellen's been in production since day two of the strike. And she's a WGA member! The other late-night hosts have [so far] relied on repeats rather than undermine the strikers, so who'll be the next to return? NBC isn't saying. A similar enquiry at CBS was met with the sound of crickets...and no formal word on the future.
The WGA and their Network bosses resumed talks yesterday - the first serious gathering since this whole, sordid mess started on November 5th. The news that one network has coerced a show to resume is hardly going to make the discussions more friendly. You can expect news that they broke down any time now. And once they do, it could be weeks before a return.
If "Last Call" truly is to resume, that provokes a simple question -- Who do you think will be next?
Carson - who is not a member of the WGA - will start taping shows on Wednesday, to be aired next week. No guest list is available - and I'd hate to be the Agent for anyone self-absorbed enough to volunteer for it. The Writer's Guild has made no comment about this Network-wrangled treachery so far -- but you can all imagine what their reaction might be.
And Carson's not in good company - Ellen's been in production since day two of the strike. And she's a WGA member! The other late-night hosts have [so far] relied on repeats rather than undermine the strikers, so who'll be the next to return? NBC isn't saying. A similar enquiry at CBS was met with the sound of crickets...and no formal word on the future.
The WGA and their Network bosses resumed talks yesterday - the first serious gathering since this whole, sordid mess started on November 5th. The news that one network has coerced a show to resume is hardly going to make the discussions more friendly. You can expect news that they broke down any time now. And once they do, it could be weeks before a return.
If "Last Call" truly is to resume, that provokes a simple question -- Who do you think will be next?
